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Originally Posted by Barra
lol thats not how it reads at all polux. to me it reads very clearly that it applies to "croatian flag boats and yachts"
anyway its just formalising what ive been saying but as it applies to countries with bilateral agreements ie comply with your flags requiremnts and we will recognise it even for croatian flags.
yes officials can sometimes get antsy if there is no paperwork at all but if like australia you have a licence and its not on that list you will still be fine.
last post for me on this 
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Barra have you actually sailed in
Croatia? Judging by you lack of local knowledge I suspect not.
The rules are simple. To
skipper a
boat in Croatian waters you MUST have proof of competence. This could be a national skippers certificate or licence,
commercial maritime licence or the
ICC. I have the RYA Day
Skipper and my wife the
RYA Yachtmaster Coastal but we also have the
ICC as it is INTERNATIONALLY recognised.
This has absolutely nothing to do with national
regulations for your flag state or you nation of birth but to do with the Croatian Authorities wanting to ensure skippers of vessels in their waters know what they are doing. There were a spate of fatal accidents involving vessels whose skippers did not know a thing about sailing so they took action. It applies to
charter and private vessels alike and we have been "controlled" by the Kapitanjia several times in our 7 years there and they always asked for our qualifications/licences.